Person Cavendish; Lord; Charles (c 1704 - 1783) Cavendish Charles Lord c 1704 - 1783 British Male c. 1704 28 April 1783

Putteridge, Hertfordshire

Mechanics Education: Eton College Career: MP for Heytesbury (1725-1727); MP for Westminster (1727-1734); MP for Derbyshire (1734-1741); Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales (1728-1730); devised a self-registering thermometer which was used to measure the temperature of sea water at depth Son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire; married Anne, daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent; grandson of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (FRS 1663); nephew of Lord James Cavendish (FRS 1719); father of Henry Cavendish (FRS 1760) Royal Society roles: VP 1751-1752, 1755, 1757 and 1760-1762 Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1757 Fellow 08/06/1727 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Sedgwick; Taylor Hanoverian References: J S Rowlinson, 'Aristocratic Physics', review of Christa Jungnickel and Russell McCormmach, Cavendish in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 194-196 P Fontes da Costa, 'The Culture of Curiosity at The Royal Society in the first half of the eighteenth century', NR 2002 vo l56 pp 147-166 Notes: Pogg gives date of birth as 1703. JB states VP Oct 1751, Jan 1752, Dec 1755 and Jun 1757. May have been VP for other years, not noted on PL. Sedgwick gives date of birth as after 1700. Proposed by William Jones International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 c 1693 - 28 Apr 1783 NA7804 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes efd57f76-6077-43bf-8555-5fbc51b35ce8